Child labor is a multidimensional problem that is difficult to separate from a country’s
cultural and economic components, affecting the current situation in different governments
on a global level; therefore a crucial objective for several countries is eradication,
prevention and abolition of child labor in their society. Therefore, this paper aims to verify
if the Peruvian government currently regulates child labor effectively, considering the legal
principles of the Doctrine of Comprehensive Protection, in order to protect the integral
Development of Children and Adolescents who perform labor activities despite their young
age.
For this, we have proceeded to analyze dogmatic trends related to children and
adolescents that have focused throughout history, likewise, international and national
regulation in force have been reviewed, taking into consideration sources and official
institutions’ statistics of our country, without neglecting the specific study of programs and
social policies related to the struggle against child labor, taught by the main authorities. In
addition with it, we will point out that the struggle against child labor in our country is not a
Government’s exclusive task but, on the contrary, it is necessary to develop a more
concatenated work, involving several agents such as private sector companies, workers'
rights organizations and Non-governmental organizations, following the example of
several countries.